Paris Saint-Germain travel to Monaco for the first leg of the Champions League playoffs. They will be favorites, but are wary of a Monaco side that is back on form.
Canada’s Indian-origin batter Yuvraj Samra created history by becoming the youngest player to score a century at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, blasting a career-best 110 off 65 balls against New Zealand cricket team in a Group D match, at 19 years and 141 days. The youngster, who was named after Indian swashbuckler Yuvraj Singh by his cricket fan father Baljit Samra, was playing in only his 19th T20 International since making his debut in March last year.
Samra struck 11 fours and 6 sixes to power Canada to 173, setting a new mark as the youngest centurion in the tournament and recording the highest individual score by a batter from an Associate nation.He is also the third Canadian to register a half-century in this edition.The record for the youngest hundred in the T20 World Cup was previously held by Pakistan’s Ahmed Shehzad, who was 22-year-old when he touched the milestone in 2014.After his record-breaking century, Yuvraj Samra said the moment was something he had long imagined and worked towards.“Honestly, I manifested this moment ever since we qualified for the World Cup. Every single day, I dreamed about scoring a hundred on this stage. To do it here, in my first appearance, and as the youngest player in this World Cup – it’s truly a dream come true.” he said. On being compared to Yuvraj Singh, Samra said: “It feels incredible. There are so many emotions right now, I can’t really put them into words. Yuvraj Singh is someone I’ve looked up to since I was a kid, so to even be mentioned in the same breath is special. I just wish my dad was here today watching me from back home – this one’s for him.” he added.Highest individual scores for Associate teams in T20 World Cups:
Samra smashed six sixes and 11 fours in his 65-ball knock, taking full advantage of a depleted New Zealand attack minus Lockie Ferguson (personal leave) and Mitchell Santner (indisposed).He set the tone early, taking on pace spearhead Matt Henry in the opening over with back to back fours.He then shifted gears in the final over of the powerplay, hammering James Neesham for 18 runs.After two dot balls, he unleashed a sequence of 4, 4, 4, 6 — pulling behind square, muscling one over mid-wicket, drilling a straight drive and finishing with a stunning upper-cut over point — to race to 29 off 17 balls.Samra brought up his fifty off just 36 balls and found solid support from skipper Dilpreet Bajwa as the duo stitched together a 116-run opening stand — the highest first-wicket partnership by an Associate team against a Full Member in men’s T20 World Cups.Bajwa was clearly overshadowed and got out for 36 off 39 balls.Samra also had luck on his side, dropped on 91 when Henry failed to hold on at deep extra cover and again on 107 off Neesham.However, New Zealand found some relief in the final three overs, conceding just 23 runs and picking up two wickets to deny Canada a 180-plus total.
The Minnesota Vikings are not far from revealing their quarterback plan, either to sign a veteran as insurance for 23-year-old J.J. McCarthy or to bring in a competitor who could take his job. And in the last few days, we learned Hall of Famer John Randle’s stance — add a competent veteran, but not one like Derek Carr or Kirk Cousins, as the end-all solution.
The Vikings can’t treat the QB2 spot like an afterthought, and John Randle opined on that situation.
Randle sounded wildly unimpressed with the idea of landing Carr or Cousins. He wants a game manager for support, not an old retread QB1 with limited upside.
Everyone has a Vikings quarterback opinion, as free agency looms three weeks away.
Randle on the Vikings’ QB Strategy
Foremost, Randle said on SKOR North airwaves about Carr and Cousins: “I mean, like, Derek Carr? I’m like — I’m not a big fan of Derek Carr. I’m sorry. He retired. He said he wanted to come back, and then retired on the guys. Talking about Kirk Cousins coming. We’ve been down that road before. No.”
“We want to move on from you. You have what, maybe one playoff game? I want more. It’s finding a quarterback — maybe he’s not that great of a quarterback — but a guy who can manage on the offense.”
Randle also said about McCarthy’s stakes: “If I was the GM, I would definitely give him competition. I’m bringing in competition for him. I would tell him, ‘Last year, you had your chance. We gave it to you. But you didn’t prove that you could really handle it, so we’re gonna bring somebody in who’s definitely gonna give you competition.’”
It’s worth noting that Randle’s opinion isn’t far off from the collective fan sentiment. Most hope McCarthy succeeds, and to do that, he’ll need another audition.
The Comments Translating to This List?
If Randle prefers a quarterback who will merely manage the game and not truly threaten McCarthy’s QB1 post, his list would have to look like this:
Otherwise, with more popular targets like Kyler Murray and Mac Jones via trade, those men would assuredly push McCarthy to the edge and take his job.
Probably a Step up from Carson Wentz
After McCarthy’s high ankle sprain last September, Carson Wentz took over as quarterback. Minnesota managed only two wins in his five starts, and their season quickly declined. By mid-December, their playoff aspirations were dashed, effectively rendering Weeks 15 through 18 meaningless. The 2025 season later ended with a 9–8 record.
The disappointing result stemmed from a series of questionable choices: the Vikings hesitated during free agency, bypassed more dependable backup quarterback options, traded for Sam Howell late in the process, and ultimately, when Howell didn’t pan out, signed Wentz as a last resort. This sequence of events drew considerable criticism, which their final record did little to quell.
Therefore, the question heading into 2026 is: if Wentz or somebody similar remains the backup, what will realistically change? The same team structure, the same backup plan, the same potential limitations. To expect a different outcome with the same approach would require a significant leap of faith.
Therefore, according to Randle, the Vikings must find a better quarterback than Wentz, but not an old-ish option like Carr or Cousins.
That’s probably code for someone like Garoppolo or Minshew.
Win-Now Mode?
Of course, the Vikings face this quarterback conundrum at an awkward time for head coach and de facto team CEO Kevin O’Connell. The skipper has been in charge of the enterprise for four seasons, reaching the postseason twice, notching zero playoff wins, and boasting the NFL’s fifth-best regular season win percentage since the start of 2022.
O’Connell may not have the luxury of rolling with McCarthy and a Wentz type. Very few coaches enter Year No. 5 with a team that has no playoff wins to show for it. So, while no member of the Vikings’ ownership has expressly said it, O’Connell is probably on the hot seat to win a playoff game in 2026.
That outlook would suggest he needs a solid quarterback addition — not just Brett Rypien or Sam Howell.
That’s why the offseason is so fascinating — what caliber quarterback will O’Connell seek? A sure-fire starter via trade like Kyler Murray? Or a game manager like Garoppolo?
Randle says a wily game manager behind McCarthy is the special sauce.
The 2026 Genesis Invitational goes down this week at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the PGA Tour tournament, including a full Genesis Invitational TV schedule, streaming information and complete tee times for the first and second rounds once they are released.
This week the Genesis Invitational makes its grand return to its traditional home, historic Riviera CC in the Pacific Palisades. The tournament was forced to move to Torrey Pines in 2025 due to last year’s devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, which reached the boundaries of the club.
Host Tiger Woods will be there to welcome the event home, though he won’t be teeing it up as he recovers from surgery. But the best Tour pros —including all of the Top 10 players in the Official World Golf Ranking — will be in the field.
That includes World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who has looked strong to start the season. He was three top-4 finishes and one win in three starts. World No. 2 Rory McIlroy is making his second start of the season at Riviera following a T14 finish in his 2026 debut at Pebble Beach.
This week’s tournament is another PGA Tour Signature Event, featuring a limited field and a $20 million purse, with $4 million going to the winner.
CBS and Golf Channel will provide TV coverage of the 2026 Genesis Invitational, while PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ will offer streaming coverage and featured group coverage all week long. Paramount+ will air simulcasts of CBS’s coverage.
You can find complete information about streaming or watching the tournament on TV below.
What: 2026 Genesis Invitational
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Where: Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, Calif.
When: Thursday-Sunday, February 19-22
Purse: $20 million ($4 million winner’s share)
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CBS and Golf Channel will air TV coverage of the 2026 Genesis Invitational this week. Check out the full TV schedule below.
Thursday, February 19: 4-8 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Friday, February 20: 4-8 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Saturday, February 21: 1-3 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 3-7 p.m. ET (CBS)
Sunday, February 22: 1-3 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 3-6:30 p.m. ET (CBS)
You can watch the 2026 Genesis Invitational online via PGA Tour Live on ESPN+, including exclusive early coverage beginning at 10:15 a.m. ET Thursday-Saturday and 9:45 a.m. ET on Sunday. ESPN+ will also provide featured hole and featured group coverage all four days of the tournament. You can stream CBS’s coverage on Paramount+.
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Collin Morikawa has been searching for a new flatstick for seemingly forever, but he might have found one through his friend, Kurt Kitayama.
The two-time major winner has tried no fewer than half a dozen putters in just the past 10 months, but the one he got the win this weekend with was a new TaylorMade Spider Tour X Flow Neck that he took off Kitayama’s brother during a friendly match a few weeks ago.
After closing with a 67, in which he picked up more than 1.6 Strokes Gained: Putting, Morikawa got his first victory since October 2023 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am this weekend. He revealed the putter was actually made for Kitayama on Saturday night, after he lost strokes on the greens, but still managed a 62 to climb into contention.
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Then he said he’d probably be “unsettled” with his putter for the rest of his career.
“It’s a comfort thing for me. I think I play a lot with my feel and I play a lot with my gut, and unfortunately, that changes a lot,” he said Saturday night.
Morikawa played multiple different blade putters throughout his career, tending to stick with a TaylorMade TP Soto the past three seasons, but last year, he started experimenting with more mallet putters. That led him to start off the year with a new Spider ZT Black, before he switched again to a TaylorMade wide-body blade, similar to the one Nelly Korda used to win the LPGA’s season-opener.
That was after his debut at the Sony Open and before his next start at the Phoenix Open and when he said he played a match with Kitayama, his brother Daniel and Min Woo Lee at home in Las Vegas. The wide blade and he weren’t getting along, before he spotted the flow neck Spider Daniel was using.
“I was putting with it, didn’t make anything. I looked at Daniel, his brother, his caddie. I said, ‘Oh, let me try it.’ I tried it on maybe the 13th hole,” Morikawa said Sunday. “Felt great. I was like, I jokingly said I might have to take this. Then the rest of the round I only putted with that putter.”
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Morikawa said he was drawn to that particular putter because of the back “T” alignment aid and the unique flow neck as he wanted to feel more of a release through impact.
“It’s kind of settling nice to where it allows it to flow a little bit but it doesn’t have as much toe hang as the neck assumes just because of the mallet look,” Morikawa said Saturday.
That weekend before the WM, Morikawa said all he did was roll putts with that Spider and he put it in the bag that week and it stayed in the bag at Pebble.
He nailed a go-ahead 30-foot birdie putt on 15 and then another 8-footer on 16, before using the putter from off the green on the 72nd to 2-putt for the clinching birdie to hold on for a one-shot win over Lee.
He joked he’s not sure if the putter has any staying power right now — he lost .05 strokes putting for the week — but it seems like it’s his to keep.
“I don’t know if he’s going to want it back,” Morikawa said of Kitayama. “He looked at it again this week. I think he’s trying to replicate it with maybe a different club or whatever.
“But it’s mine now.”
With the win, the TaylorMade Spider has now won four of the first five events on the PGA Tour this season. Ironically, the last player to win with a blade putter on the PGA Tour, as pointed out by PGATour.com’s Alistair Cameron, was Kitayama back in July.
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Sometimes, different doctors offer different medical opinions. So, too, do national NFL analysts, but most would agree with the prescribed medicine.
Per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, the Vikings aren’t looking too shabby. In fact, Fowler drops the 9-8 Vikings down into his “Few Moves Away” category for teams that missed the playoffs. Is that an accurate assessment of where Minnesota finds itself? Or, perhaps, is a more robust roster remodel needed?
Currently, the Seahawks are the envy of the NFL. The reigning Super Bowl champions have the league’s best defense, a 28-year-old passer on a bargain of a deal, and more than $60 million in cap space.
In the words of Shrek, that’ll do, donkey.
The Vikings aren’t in a world of hurt but they’re not travelling without any wounds. Coming off a 9-8 season, Minnesota fired GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah before then hiring Matt Thomas to help bridge the gap to a full-time GM replacement (formerly of the Seahawks). Best case involves one major free agent signing, some savvy, punch-above-their-weight-class deals for other veterans, and then a 2015-level draft haul. Maybe there will even be a slobberknocker of a trade that helps Minnesota.
Fowler sees things in a glass-half-full manner.
Consider the initial assessment: “The hope for a quick turnaround: Kevin O’Connell’s 43-27 record through four seasons suggests the Vikings will be in the thick of the NFC North race yet again. The defense is among the league’s most physical and opportunistic. The offense is still full of playmakers, and the offensive line should be healthier.”
Some further thoughts: “Why it might take longer than hoped: The quarterback position remaining a huge question entering the fifth season of this regime is concerning. It looks like Minnesota will add a veteran to compete with J.J. McCarthy. Several benched starters have resurrected their careers recently — including Sam Darnold with this franchise — and Minnesota offers a stable environment. But this is the one area holding the team back from major progress. That and an offensive line that couldn’t stay healthy.”
Fowler, to his credit, gives voice to both sides of the argument. What stands out, though, is a belief that Minnesota’s talented roster alongside Minnesota’s coaching staff will get things figured out. The key is competent play at quarterback.
Maybe that’s true.
DC Brian Flores has proven to be an exemplary strategist. Sp/T Coordinator Matt Daniels doesn’t get the credit he deserves, but he has coaxed excellence out of LS Andrew DePaola, PR/KR Myles Price, P Ryan Wright, and first-team All Pro K Will Reichard.
Coach O’Connell, meanwhile, is better than most. A good coach. Very good, even. He won’t remain in that category for much longer unless he begins winning in the playoffs. Nobody will be impressed by going 12-5 to claim the No. 5 spot in the NFC before getting eviscerated in the playoffs. The Vikings need to do far more.
The Vikings, like every NFL team, would benefit from improved QB play. Banking on competition for J.J. McCarthy is essentially a foregone conclusion. All that remains is who will get added, why that person gets added, what it costs to add that person, and how that person will play in the Twin Cities.
Seeing the OL get (and stay) healthy will be massive, as Fowler notes. Likewise, the defensive line needs a bounce back. Last year, the Vikings had top corners Byron Murphy Jr. and Isaiah Rodgers stay healthy all year; can that occur yet again?
Seeing the run game become respectable, Justin Jefferson return to elite, and Blake Cashman play a complete season would be similarly huge.
The Vikings are sitting on more than $40 million in cap debt. A path exists to clear out a huge amount of open cap space. After the frenzy that is free agency, the Vikings will look to use their nine draft picks wisely, especially the No. 18 selection.
A pivotal offseason awaits.
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Here’s an up-to-date list of all NFL Players from Grandview High School in Aurora, Colorado.
The list includes only those players who have played in an NFL game.
See where it ranks among other schools in the state here.
| Player | Pos | Teams | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Pennel | DT | GNB,NYJ,KAN,ATL,CHI,CIN | 2014 | 2025 |
| Tanner Gentry | WR | CHI,BUF | 2017 | 2022 |
| Eddie Yarbrough | DE | BUF,MIN | 2017 | 2021 |
| Evan Baylis | TE | HOU,GNB,ARI | 2017 | 2020 |
| Joe Klopfenstein | TE | STL,BUF | 2006 | 2009 |
Former middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis will be looking to rebound from losing the title to Khamzat Chimaev when he steps inside the octagon next. “Stillknocks” recently revealed when he’d like to fight again and the opponent he’d like to face.
“For me, we needed to fix some things, obviously and I spent some time now doing that,” du Plessis told Fight Forecast. “I’ll be ready for April. I would love to be on that April card, the Miami card (UFC 327). There’s no opponent yet. There’s no contract yet. We don’t have any of that. Whoever. Let’s go. I’m ready to go again and get back to my belt as soon as possible. Don’t really matter who it is.”
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Du Plessis won the 185-pound championship at UFC 297 in January 2024 by defeating then-titleholder Sean Strickland via split decision. He successfully defended the belt twice before losing to Chimaev at UFC 319.
While du Plessis is willing to face anyone at UFC 327, he knows who he’d like to fight. The South African wants a rematch with the champion despite their UFC 319 title bout being a one-sided dominating grappling performance by Chimaev.
“I would of course love for it to be Khamzat and redeem that loss,” he said. “For me, right now the next fight is the most important fight of my life. And I will win that fight and I will get my belt back.”
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“Fighting Khamzat again is of course what I’m after. Expecting any surprises (in a rematch)? No. There’s not going to be any surprises. I mean, that is the way that he’s going to fight. And if he tries anything different, it will be a terrible night (for him). We all know that, but he did what he had to do to win that belt. We can’t hate on him for that. He did what he needed to do. It’s the rules of the game and he did it. So, saying it’s not fair, it is fair. He did what he had to do. It’s not how I would win my belt, or would like to, but that’s what he did. Now it’s my responsibility to go and fix that to stop him from doing that again and get him to fight my fight,” du Plessis continued.
“It’s always great when you have a guy that comes and fights because that’s my style and it’s what I love to do to entertain, to hear the crowd go crazy. But he knows that and that’s why he went for that style because, and once again I understand that it wasn’t the best fight to watch. In fact, it was a terrible fight to watch. But he did what he had to do to win that title. And good for him. My responsibility is to stop him from doing that, and that’s what I will do … I’ll have my belt back by the end of this year.”
AMES, Iowa — Nate Heise hit a go-ahead 3-pointer and Tamin Lipsey came up with an offensive rebound in the final seconds to cap No. 6 Iowa State’s rally in a 70-67 victory over Big 12 leader and second-ranked Houston on Monday night.
Heise was 3 for 3 from 3-point range hours after sister Taylor Heise scored to help the U.S. Women’s Olympic hockey team beat Sweden 5-0 to reach the gold-medal game in Milan.
The Cyclones (23-3, 10-3) closed with a 17-4 run to take down a second top-10 team in three days. Iowa State topped No. 8 Kansas 74-56 on Saturday.
The Cougars (23-3, 11-2) had their six-game winning streak snapped and their conference lead was cut to a half-game over No. 4 Arizona heading into their matchup Saturday in Houston. Iowa State is third, a game behind Houston.
Heise hit the 3-pointer from the left corner with 1:17 to play to give the Cyclones a 69-67 lead. Houston had two chances to tie or take the lead, but was called for a shot-clock violation with 43 seconds to play, then Chris Cenac Jr., missed a shot with four seconds left.
Blake Buchanan was fouled after rebounding Cenac’s miss, but missed the front end of a one-and-one. Lipsey, though, got the offensive rebound, tapping the ball back to Joshua Jefferson, who was fouled with asecond left. Jefferson made his first free throw for the final margin.
Jefferson led Iowa State with 12 points. Heise had 11 and Buchanan had 10.
Kingston Flemings led Houston with 22 points. Emanuel Sharp had 16 points, all in the first half. Milos Uzan had 11 points.
Houston: Hosts No. 4 Arizona on Saturday.
Iowa State: At No. 23 BYU on Saturday.
Playing with other golfers can be a lot of fun — but it can also be a little intimidating at times. Any time you tee it up with golfers you don’t know, you might be the best player in the group … or you might be the worst.
Being the best is certainly more comfortable, but how do you handle it when you’re actually the worst?
This happened to me recently. My son was scheduling a practice round for a tournament and asked if I’d like to join. Any opportunity to play with him, I’ll take.
As it turned out, the “regular” golfers we were scheduled to play with didn’t show. So I found myself playing with three of the top juniors in the country. It was a bit intimidating, but still a lot of fun.
Here are a few suggestions if you ever find yourself in a similar situations
This is rule number one. If you can do this, you’ll be just fine.
You may be hitting more shots than they are, so efficiency is key. Move quickly to your ball. Choose your club promptly. Keep your setup and routine simple and consistent.
You can also anticipate what club (or clubs) you might need and grab them as you return to the cart. You won’t always know exactly what you’ll need, but when you do, this small habit can save valuable time.
If you’re not in a tournament, keep pace with the group. That might mean occasionally picking up your ball and moving forward to stay in position. There’s no need to hit several extra shots while others are waiting.
The same goes for putting. After your first putt, you might choose to pick up to keep things moving. You may not post a “true” score, but you can still enjoy the experience of playing alongside better golfers.
One of the best parts of golf is the people you meet. A fun round often comes down to good conversation. Just be mindful of timing. Waiting on the group ahead or walking off the green toward the next tee are great opportunities to connect without slowing play.
Throughout the round, simply do the best you can with your own game. Ideally, you have a basic understanding of your tendencies and how to make small adjustments. Use the on-course experience as a chance to improve and self-correct. With the right mindset, you might even finish the round playing better than you started.
Playing with great golfers can be incredibly inspiring. They often make the difficult look simple.
In my years of teaching, I’ve noticed that the best players are usually the ones who work the hardest. It looks effortless because they’ve earned it.
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